PHILLIPS, GARRETT murder: Who Killed Garrett Phillips? TV -
Officer Wentworth arrives at the apartment at 5.14 p.m. and listens at the door. He doesn’t hear any noise. He then knocks and hears what sounds like someone starting to walk around. Officer Wentworth waits at the door for the landlord to arrive. At 5.24 p.m. he knocks on the door with the patrol stick and calls for the occupant to open up. He reports again hearing noises that sound like movement from inside the apartment. Who Killed Garrett Phillips? captions, Sky Crime 2019
Wentworth: ‘I’m going to start CPR. Unresponsive male probably about 10 years old, no pulse, no breathing.’ ibid. call to Dispatch
Garrett Phillips is pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. He was twelve years old. ibid. caption
While photographing the third bedroom, the officers notice that the blinds on the window are bent outward. ibid.
Tandy Lynn Cyrus [mother]: ‘My family already knew the next day that Nick [boyfriend] was a person of interest in Garrett’s death.’ ibid.
‘Twelve months have passed since 12-year-old Garrett Phillips was killed. Now the family knows they can’t get their loved one back but all they want now is justice.’ Who Killed Garrett Phillips? II, Cara Thomas, television news clip
There’s absolutely no checks on power-hungry people who are willing or who have a willingness to destroy a man’s life to advance their careers.’ ibid. friend of mother’s ex-boyfriend suspect Nick Hillary
I am 100% innocent. ibid. Nick Hillary
A much better case could have been put together for John Jones … She actually wrote a complaint ten months before Garrett died, stating that because of deputy John Jones I fear for the safety of my children. ibid. friend of Nick Hillary
Sarah Johnson, a St Lawrence University trustee, helped fund Nick Hillary’s legal expenses. ibid. caption
He [judge] determined that Nick Hillary was not guilty. ibid. dude
PHILLIPS, JOSH: Killer Kids TV - Children Who Kill TV - True Crime Recaps 2022 -
When children commit murder there are often no warning signs. Are some born to kill? Whilst others murder because of how they were raised. Killer Kids s2e1: Foul Ball & Framed, FYI 2012
Lakewood, a small community in Jacksonville, Florida. The Clifton family lived here with their two daughters. The youngest of the girls, Maddie, was an outgoing 8 year old. Maddie became friends with a new boy in the neighbourhood, Josh Phillips, who was 14 year old. ibid.
Police went door to door asking people if they had seen Maddie on the day she disappeared. ibid.
Josh’s mother was cleaning her son’s bedroom and found ... ‘Maddie had been concealed underneath John’s water-bed.’ ibid.
This may look like an ordinary home video. But shortly after it was filmed, 8-year-old Maddie Clifton was murdered by the 14- year-old boy holding the camera, Josh Phillips. Josh Phillips’ crime gripped and shocked America. Susanna Reid, Children Who Kill s1e1: Josh Phillips, ITV 2018
Josh was tried and convicted as an adult. ibid.
The Supreme Court said that these mandatory automatic life sentences without parole condemning children and teenagers to die in prison were unconstitutional. ibid.
Some of her clothes had been removed. ibid.
Eight-year-old Maddie Clifton walked out the door and stepped off the face of the Earth … but she was there all the time right across the street stuffed under their 14-year-old neighbour’s waterbed mattress. True Crime Recaps: The Tragic Case of Maddie Clifton, Youtube 9.33, 2022
PHILLIPS, LARRY & EMIL MATASAREANU: Situation Critical: North Hollywood Shootout - Zero Hour TV -
What we know: Two suspects dead, one suspect arrested, six officers injured, witnesses interview, no hostages taken. Situation Critical: North Hollywood Shootout, news, Youtube
9 a.m. Bank of America is open for business … 9.17 a.m. Two masked men entering the bank – it is a rare but fortuitous moment – they call for backup. ibid.
Both gunmen continue to spray the perimeter of the bank with deadly fire. ibid.
9.28 a.m. The first Swat team get ready for battle. ibid.
28th February 1997: A breathtaking act of violence on the streets of Los Angeles plays live on national television. This is no cops and robbers movie. It’s real. Two armed men have hit a North Hollywood bank and seem to be cornered by police. But these two haven’t just turned up to rob a bank. Dressed like post-apocalyptic warriors, they take on the police with calculated savagery, blasting them with vastly superior firepower. Zero Hour s3e4: North Hollywood Shootout
The body armour weighs less than the chips on their shoulders. ibid.
PHILPOTT, MICK & MAIREAD & PAUL MOSLEY: Crimes that Shook Britain TV - Mail online - Faking It Special TV - The Philpott Fire: Five Years On TV - Britain’s Most Evil Killers TV - Philpott: 5 Mistakes that Caught the Killer TV - The Philpott Fire: What Happened Next TV -
When a fire ripped through a family home in 2012 the nation’s sympathy went out to the parents. But only a few days later questions began to surface about who actually started the fire. The police investigation would uncover a sordid tale of revenge, lies and obsession. The tragic killing of the six Philpott children was a crime that shook Britain. Crimes that Shook Britain: The Philpotts s/a Philpotts: Britain’s Worst Crimes, 2014
He harboured a sinister past. Even after his conviction, Mick Philpott’s relationships were characterised by violence and abuse. ibid.
Philpott had been living with the two women for twelve years. ibid.
The children’s parents had stood by and watched. ibid.
He treated his 17 sons and daughters like cash cows – generating a staggering benefits income of £60,000 a year.
Yesterday, Mick Philpott remained shameless to the last.
The drug-taking layabout, who embodies everything that is wrong with the welfare state, was still smiling even after being convicted of killing six of his children.
Together with his wife Mairead and friend Paul Mosley, he plotted to set fire to the family home in an appalling attempt to frame Philpott’s former live-in lover Lisa Willis.
The deadly gamble was to save the six youngsters, blame Miss Willis, and win back custody of five children who had recently moved out of the cramped three-bedroom semi with her. Mail online article April/May 2013, ‘Vile product of Welfare UK: Man who bred 17 babies by five women to milk benefits system is guilty of killing six of them’
Derby 2012: A tragedy that stunned Britain. First their father was seen as a hero. Then suspicions grew. Faking It Special s1e12: Mick Philpott
Ten seconds in, the performance of fake sadness is on. ibid. Cliff
Having lost six or their children, they still can’t get a tear? And you can see Mick go red in the face and almost trying to force one out. So the emotion for their children isn’t there, for what ever reason. ibid. Kerry
We’re ten years on now and yet this case still shocks. How can someone play so fast and loose with their children’s lives? ibid. Kerry
He was claiming £50,000 in state benefits. And lapping up the notoriety. ibid.
‘Get a job! Get a job!’ ibid. Ann Widdecombe
Mick Philpott had a long history of abusive behaviour towards women. ibid.
Mick Philpott arranged a press conference but said no questions would be allowed. ibid.
But there’s no tears. ibid. Dawn
His children were possessions for him. ibid. Kerry
18, Victory Road, Derby, May 2012: At 4 in the morning, fire roars through a family’s home. Faking It: Tears of a Crime s1e1: Philpott, 2017
Philpott’s reputation around Derby had made him a tabloid villain. Multiple partners, many children. Making £50,000 a year in state benefits but no job. ibid.
Right away, Philpott blamed his ex-mistress for starting the fire. A claim the police quickly discounted. ibid.
‘The Mick Philpott show, written by him, to be performed by him, with Mairead there as supporting cast.’ ibid. rozzer
This is fake. This is posed sadness … so this is a performance. ibid. Cliff
When you’ve lost six of your kids, you don’t feel anything like grateful … and usually we’ve got tears. ibid. Kerry